Robert Hockett’s Covalent Capital Partners has filed a 13F with the SEC, declaring its long equity positions at the end of 2014. Save for their ordering amongst the top 5, there is no change in Covalent...... (read more)

The latest results from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that residential construction is finally on the mend after a prolonged lull -- let's see if the publicly traded homebuilders could see their stocks...... (read more)

A friend of mine recently tried to purchase a home in Northern California. He gave up after a year of trying. Few homes were available for sale, and those on the market were quickly snatched up by investors...... (read more)

On the economic news front, industrial production for August rose 0.4%, led by manufacturing output, which jumped 0.7% and hurt by utilities output, which dipped 1.5%. Although industrial production actually...... (read more)

In July, home sales rose to their highest level since November 2009, when a federal tax credit spurred a surge of homebuying. This July's seasonally adjusted sales rate was up 17% from July 2012, and...... (read more)

The stock market put in a rather strong performance upon returning from the long Labor Day holiday weekend. The S&P 500 went on a seven-day win streak and the Dow Jones Industrial Average logged three...... (read more)

Homebuilder Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) looks ready for the coming construction boom. The company has recently invested in growing inventory, and the resulting increase in its expenses may be keeping...... (read more)

The dramatic growth we've seen in the housing market may have come to an end, now that mortgage rates have recently reached a two-year high of nearly 4.6%. Investors in housing equities have become so...... (read more)

Following the broad-based S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX)'s four-day rally last week, many investors had written off today as perhaps the profit-taking day long before the market even opened for business....... (read more)

Always on the lookout for the best deals in the market, I like to start with the month's biggest decliners to see if the market has overreacted in any way, selling off a company that does not deserve...... (read more)